2018 County Championship

2018 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey
Participants18
Most runsDiv 1: Rory Burns (1,359)
Div 2: Ian Bell (1,027)
Most wicketsDiv 1: Tom Bailey (64)
Div 2: Matt Henry (75)
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The 2018 County Championship, known as the 2018 Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the 119th cricket County Championship season. As in 2017, Division One has eight teams and Division Two has ten teams, with two teams relegated and two promoted at the end of the season.[1]

The first round of matches began on 13 April and the final round of matches were scheduled to end on 27 September. Most of the matches of the Championship were played as day matches, although each team played one day-night match during the season.[2][3][4]

In September 2018, the match between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton finished as a tie. It was the first tie in a County Championship game since 2003,[5] Somerset's first tied match since 1939 and Lancashire's first since 1952.[6] By winning their game against Worcestershire between the 10th and 13 September, Surrey took an unassailable lead at the top of Division One, making them champions.[7]

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Home grounds of each county
  1. ^ "Rules and Regulations: First-Class Cricket". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Schedule- 2018 County Championship Division One". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Schedule- 2018 County Championship Division Two". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "County Championship Fixtures 2018". English Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "County Championship: Lancashire bowl out Somerset for 77 to tie at Taunton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Keshav Maharaj takes 11 wickets as spin decides dramatic tie". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Worcester, Sep 10-13 2018 | Match Report | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.